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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Meet Our Finalists Yasmine Arrington Founder, Executive Director, ScholarCHIPS, Inc. With the U.S.

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5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

Office Organization Success

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could have a flexible schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. And to also know that you are not alone.

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Creating a Win/Win for Admin and Executive

Office Dynamics

How can our organization simultaneously elevate performance, increase job satisfaction, and develop this integral portion of employees? Doing so will give your administrative partner a greater level of confidence, a better understanding of business, a deeper investment in the outcome, and a greater sense of purpose within the organization.

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One Client’s Transformation: From Clunky and Inefficient to Streamlined and Effective

Office Organization Success

Geoff Bateson was my very first client when I opened my doors for business in November 2001 (in fact I’d worked with Geoff for about six years on a Government-funded literacy and numeracy project). Recently he approached me again as he was having a very real dilemma with his website; it was old and clunky and not at all effective.

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5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

Office Organization Success

The main reason I started my business in the first place (way back in November 2001) was so that I could choose my own schedule – I had two young children at the time and needed to have a very flexible schedule that would allow me to be around for them, particularly during school holidays. Challenge/Mistake #1 – Creating Balance.

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15,000 Feet: The Space Between Projects and Areas of Focus and Responsibility

Productivityist

Ray is a personal productivity and GTD enthusiast, and the blogger, podcaster and organizer-facilitator behind Two Minute Rule , #ProdChat , ProdPod , Productivity Book Group , and many other productivity-inspired projects. This is, in large part or wholly, because of Getting Things Done having been published in 2001.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

The National Association of Colleges and Employers , an organization of career counselors, says that employers will hire 22 percent fewer college graduates than last year. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. “Employers just don’t have the time or patience for a generation that is so picky,” Finnigan says.

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